COTTAGE GROVE – Within minutes of each other, something terrific – and something terrible – both happened Tuesday night at Cottage Grove High School. First, the host Lions (14-2-1) continued their improbable run through the Class 4A boys soccer playoffs, defeating The Dalles 3-1 to reach Saturday’s state championship game[Read More…]
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Thurston overcomes Dallas, seeding to reach quarters
EUGENE – When Noah Blair connected with Walker Bonar on a 97-yard touchdown pass for the game’s opening score Friday night, you got the sense that it was going to be a night to remember. It was a rainy night … and the two Thurston seniors were making it rain[Read More…]
CG soccer downs Estacada, moves one win away from state title game
COTTAGE GROVE – Forgive Carter Bengtson for not turning backflips after Cottage Grove’s 4-2 rain-soaked victory Saturday night over Estacada in a Class 4A state quarterfinal playoff game. It was fellow junior teammate Armando Legorreta who did a backflip after connecting on a penalty kick with 35 seconds left, giving[Read More…]
Fortune favors the bold: Thurston makes the big plays vs. Churchill
EUGENE – It’s often said that good teams manufacture their own good luck. If that’s truly the case, then based on Friday night’s 48-28 victory at Churchill High School, Thurston obviously must be one heckuva good – and fortunate – football team. Have the Colts (7-2) – who host Dallas[Read More…]
Pleasant Hill and Goshen fire seek dissolution to merge as one
Residents of Pleasant Hill and Goshen face a critical decision in the upcoming Nov. 7 Special Election: Do they want new, collaborative fire and emergency services, or are they OK with sticking with the status quo? Each person faces a vote on three measures. The first two – Measures Nos.[Read More…]
Thurston clinches league title; Senior Cook commits to Bushnell after victory
SPRINGFIELD – Things are looking up for the Thurston volleyball team, which just clinched the Class 5A Midwestern League championship with a straight-set victory at home last over Springfield. But the Colts have bigger fish to fry. The last time they made it as far as the Elite Eight was[Read More…]
‘Folkgoddess’ serenades Grove with songs of the human spirit
COTTAGE GROVE – Diane Patterson says she’s been touring more lately than ever before. That’s understandable. After all, she is the Folkgoddess. “I went to college at UC Davis, and there’s this Whole Earth festival that I played for like 18-19 years in a row,” Patterson said Sunday night after[Read More…]
Bengtson blazing new trails for Lions cross country team
COTTAGE GROVE – Carter Bengtson is running away and hiding from all of his competition. The Cottage Grove junior, who’s ranked No. 1 among the state’s Class 4A cross country runners after placing sixth in the state as a sophomore, coasted to victory Saturday with a time of 16:26.93 in[Read More…]
Millers’ Geske promises rematch vs. Thurston in the playoffs
SPRINGFIELD – Springfield brought plenty of sizzle to Friday night’s rivalry game against Thurston. But along with that sizzle, there was a heaping helping of fizzle, as the Millers self-destructed at a troubling rate, falling 34-13 at Silke Field. The first two minutes was a microcosm of the entire game.[Read More…]
Lions halt winless streak
COTTAGE GROVE – Cottage Grove High School was on dreadful streak, having lost 29 of its last 30 football games – including the last 17 in a row. New Lions head coach Steve Turner sensed that his team was getting better, that a breakthrough might be on the horizon. [Read More…]